How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup

In addition to writing the exquisite little novel A Month in the Country, which ensorcelled our staff last year, wrote a number of other little novels, and even published them himself, in oddball editions which are still available. As a fan of English football, I first tried this irresistibly titled tale, and while it doesn't quite carry the breathtaking weight of beauty and nostalgia of his famous book, I found it delightful: a self-consciously preposterous yarn that is more a fond satire of English village life than a sporting drama. And reading it in this small-batch package, with Carr's kooky illustrations and his handwritten note admitting how unlikely his story is, just adds to its sweet, wistful pleasure.